The below Parliamentary question was asked by Clive Lewis on 2016-03-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions her Department has had with HM Treasury on the level of VAT on energy saving materials.
Andrea Leadsom
Decisions on VAT are led by HM Treasury, and the Department has been in regular contact with them regarding the consultation on changes to the application of VAT on energy saving materials.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Clive Lewis on 2016-05-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who have been reassessed to remain in the support group of employment support allowance have medical conditions that are not expected to improve.
Priti Patel
Between October 2008 and September 2015 a total of 38,100 people in the Support Group have been reassessed and found to still be eligible for Employment and Support Allowance, and to remain in the Support Group, and were also found to either be terminally ill or had a prognosis of “in the longer term”, suggesting that their conditions are not expected to improve in the short term.
Source: Data is derived from administrative data held by the DWP and assessment data provided by Atos and the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Clive Lewis on 2016-09-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the potential cost of terminating and re-tendering the Carillion Amey housing contract.
Mark Lancaster
The Ministry of Defence has put in place a strategy to provide an alternative solution should CarillionAmey fail to sustain performance. The Department continues to assess CarillionAmey’s performance to determine whether the implementation of this strategy is necessary.
I will be meeting senior CarillionAmey staff in September to hold them to account for their performance.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Clive Lewis on 2015-11-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to chart 4.2 of the Annual Fuel Poverty Statistics Report 2015, published by her Department on 28 May 2015, what proportion of the (a) local authority, (b) owner-occupied, (c) private rented and (d) housing association households are in fuel poverty.
Andrea Leadsom
The number and proportion of fuel poor households in England by tenure are shown below:
|
Tenure |
Local Authority |
Owner occupied |
Private Rented |
Housing Association |
|
2003 – Number of fuel poor households (000s) |
496 |
1,220 |
483 |
215 |
|
2003 – Proportion of households (%) |
21 |
8 |
25 |
14 |
|
2013 – Number of fuel poor households (000s) |
193 |
1,104 |
816 |
234 |
|
2013 – Proportion of households (%) |
12 |
8 |
19 |
10 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Clive Lewis on 2016-03-18.
To ask the Prime Minister, what plans he has to appoint a new envoy on climate change.
Mr David Cameron
The Government is committed to tackling climate change by reducing our emissions at home and pushing for ambitious action globally. The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, my right hon. Friend the Member for Hastings and Rye (Ms Rudd), played a key role in Paris to secure the first global legally binding climate agreement. The focus now is on implementation. There are no plans to appoint a new envoy on climate change at this time.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Clive Lewis on 2016-06-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the Civil Nuclear Constabulary conducts an annual survey of its staff.
Andrea Leadsom
The Civil Nuclear Constabulary has undertaken surveys of its staff in previous years but these have not been on a regular annual basis.
The last survey undertaken was a Wellbeing Survey conducted in May 2015 and a general all staff survey is planned for 2017/18.
It is the Civil Nuclear Constabulary’s intention to run all staff surveys bi-annually in the future.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Clive Lewis on 2016-09-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many married quarter void properties are situated on each military base in the UK.
Mark Lancaster
The Ministry of Defence does not hold the information in the format requested.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Clive Lewis on 2015-11-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of Green Deal Home Improvement funding that was allocated to deprived areas.
Andrea Leadsom
The Green Deal Home Improvement Fund was available to owners and occupiers of residential property situated in England or Wales. Provided such applicants met the scheme eligibility criteria, they were free to apply. Funding was not centrally allocated to any particular areas based on deprivation or any other criteria.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Clive Lewis on 2016-04-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of households which receive the Warm Home Discount are in fuel poverty.
Andrea Leadsom
Based on our estimates, around 15% of those in receipt of rebates under the Core and Broader Group elements of the scheme are households with both low incomes and high energy costs.
Subject to positive progress on data sharing legislation, Government plans to consult formally later this year on whether in future the Warm Home Discount should be targeted more towards fuel poor households.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Clive Lewis on 2016-06-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of potential steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with domestic hot water production.
Andrea Leadsom
The Climate Change Act commits the UK to reduce emissions by at least 80% in 2050 from 1990 levels. The Government recognises that carbon savings associated with domestic hot water have an important role to play in meeting this target. That is why the Government confirmed its continuing commitment to support the transition to low-carbon heating in the UK, when it announced its intention for spending on the Renewable Heat Incentive schemes to rise from £430 million in 2015/16 to £1.15 billion in 2020/21. The Renewable Heat Incentive supports the transition from conventional forms of space and water heating to renewable sources as a way of delivering emission reductions.
One of the best ways to cut emissions and bills is to help consumers identify where they are wasting energy. That is why we have mandated the rollout of smart meters to every household in Britain by the end of 2020 and why we are also looking at the performance of boilers and conventional heating systems.